According to preliminary data, the gross external debt of the Republic of Moldova decreased by 1,2% as compared to the end of 2020 and totaled US$ 8 253,89 million as of 03/31/2021, which is 68,0 % as a ratio to GDP (-2,1 p.p. as against 12/31/2020).

In May 2021, the monetary base increased by MDL 218.9 million (0.4%) compared to the previous month and amounted to MDL 56,301.3 million, being 21.2 percent higher than in May 2020.

In May 2021, the currency in circulation (M0) amounted to MDL 31,815.0 million, increasing by MDL 1,996.1 million (6.7%) compared to December 2020 as a result of exceeding of the volume of cumulative releases over the volume of cumulative receipts per banking system by MDL 1,996.2 million  in period January – May 2021.

In May 2021, new loans extended by banks totaled MDL 3,308.7 million, recording an increase of 64.4% compared to May 2020.

As of the end of the 1st quarter of 2021, the offer price for the residential property in Chișinău has continued the increasing trend established since the first quarter of 2020. 

The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) and the National Bank of Romania (NBR) concluded on 11 June 2021 a new cooperation agreement.

The National Bank of Moldova will continue to carefully monitor the evolution of the consumer price index, the internal and external macroeconomic situation, and in due course, will come with the necessary measures to create monetary conditions in order to achieve its fundamental objective.

During the first quarter of 2021, the National Bank of Moldova continued the process of prudential supervision of banks in the Republic of Moldova, pursuing compliance with legal requirements, in order to prevent and limit the risks specific to banking. 

The year 2020 was an unprecedented year globally, marked by the pandemic crisis generated by COVID-19 with severe repercussions on social-economic life.

The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) organized today a high-level conference "Post-pandemic economic recovery: realities and prospects." Thus, the NBM set to launch an exchange of views platform to discuss the transformation of the crisis experience into an opportunity and the role of central banks in this sense.

The National Bank of Moldova puts into circulation today on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, as a means of payment and for numismatic purposes, a commemorative metal coin with a face value of 10 lei, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the NBM. 

June 2021 issue.

Congratulatory messages on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the National Bank of Moldova.

The current coins was introduced by the National Bank of Moldova

The National Bank of Moldova will organize tomorrow, 4 June 2021, a high-level conference entitled "Economic recovery in the post-pandemic period: realities and prospects".

The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) kicks off several events that will be organized in the context of the 30th anniversary of its founding. 

The Governor of the National Bank of Moldova, Octavian Armașu, had a meeting today with the Head of the Netherlands Embassy Office in the Republic of Moldova, Floris van Eijk.

In April 2021, the monetary base increased by MDL 1,106.4 million (2.0%) compared to the previous month and amounted to MDL 56,082.4 million, being 22.7 percent higher than in April 2020.

In April 2021, the currency in circulation (M0)  amounted to MDL 31,690.3 million, increasing by 1,871.4 million lei (6.3%) compared to December 2020 as a result of exceeding of the volume of cumulative releases over the volume of cumulative receipts per banking system by MDL 1,871.5 million  in period January – April 2021.

In April 2021, new loans extended by banks totaled MDL 3,646.1 million, recording an increase of 56.4% compared to April 2020.

The possibility to obtain in electronic form the approvals of the NBM for the acquisition of a bank's shares, as well as for the appointment by the bank or the branch of another state of the members of the bank's management body, of the bank branch managers of another state and of the persons holding key will reduce costs, efforts, time and will streamline the process for both the applicant and the NBM.